What I seek to show is the contrast of the place where I was born, the nuances that my country has, and its divisions among its people. But Mexico is not only nuances, I just want people from Mexico and the world to see that it is a place with soul, strength, personality, and character. Mexico is not only violence, drug trafficking series from Netflix, el Chapo, Frida Kahlo, or the backyard of the United States. Mexico has style. Coming out of chaos has its charm.
My feelings towards these cruise ships and other forms of mass tourism is what drives me to make work about the vulnerability of certain places when faced with tourism….Likewise my own position shifts in relation to who I am there – foreigner, artist, or local. I think documenting this phenomenon could be significant within a historical context.
Read MoreDuring this time I had a lot of questions and doubts about how the fashion world worked in Mexico. I noticed discrimination and a lack of inclusion for people of color, I didn’t feel welcomed or represented in the industry so i decided to change this.
Read MoreWorking with the people I met at the hotel really opened my eyes to what can happen when you take some time to talk to someone, familiarize yourself with their environment, their story and their struggles. All of these interactions start from a simple request to make a portrait. I realized my camera gave me a way to approach, and better understand people, to look around more carefully and investigate my surroundings.
Read MoreIt has taken me years to find myself again as a photographer… By having a simple focused approach to my work I can return to it time and time again without having a conflicting inner dialogue.
Read MoreAfter graduating from art school, I held all kinds of jobs while squeezing in whatever freelance jobs I managed to land for quite a few years. I'm still supplementing my income with assisting, retouching, & odd jobs here & there.
Read MoreThe Red Road Project’s purpose is to document, through words & visuals, the inspiring and resilient stories of people and communities within Native America.
Read MorePhotography is a great opportunity to let your vulnerabilities fall away. For example, if you're a shy person try approaching people with confidence, even if you have to manufacture it.
Read MoreI still take photos in the same way: Following my instinct even if I don’t know why I’m taking the photos at the time. I overcame this challenge by firstly accepting that it’s ok to not have everything figured out.
Read MoreYou could have all the photo contacts in the world, but without a cohesive series of images to share and to pitch to editors, one's connections are irrelevant. Assembling a group of images that align can take years
Read More“It’s your responsibility to ask why you tell the stories that you do and how you tell them; examining, along the way, how your own ignorance and bias might not only harm those that you are photographing but, more broadly, misinform the public through the replication of harmful stereotypes.”
Read MoreAs Wuhan was relatively unknown to the west, my original intention for the images was to give an introduction to life in Hubei’s sprawling capital. Since the mainstream media’s coverage of events, that original feeling to share my own, mostly positive experiences of the city has only grown stronger. It’s sad to think that Wuhan could forever be known as the source of a virus turned pandemic
Read MoreI am interested in how adolescence is marked by rites of passage that are reflective of cultural values and how this is expressed within ethnically diverse communities.
Read MoreI want the audience to realise that the subjects I photograph are valuable members of society. This body of work is still in progress and my aim is capture the resolute, spirited nature of the people I have met and the pride they rightly feel towards their ancestry.
Read MoreI think most people become naturally nervous when in front of a camera, but because I too am aware of how it feel to be nervous, I now have a shared experience with them and this can help me navigate how to help them feel comfortable being photographed.
Read MoreI lived on the outskirts of the Lammas Tir y Gafel eco village for 2 years and was part of the wider community and still have very close ties with it. My personal concept of an eco village is when a group of people choose to live a low impact lifestyle, living and working alongside nature.
Read MoreIf I see something worth shooting, I’ll set the camera up, focus, adjust all the moving parts on the camera and wait for hours until the moment is right. I find that I don’t do that on smaller formats, for some reason. The landscape deserves times, and 5x4 forces you to give it the respect it deserves.
Read More“I think my photography is actually “better” than I am as a person. Sometimes I’ll look at one of my photos and I’m amazed that I created it. How could something so complex and lovely have been made by an idiot like me? But this is what happens, artists transform.”
Read MoreI knew that this wasn't the entire story and wanted to show another side.
Read MoreI have to say the first trip the photographs I made were failures and what it required was much more research and time. When we speak of “slow burn of consciousness” here for me it was about understanding my history as a person of colour…
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